{"id":488500,"date":"2026-10-07T22:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/488500\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T22:39:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:39:00","slug":"bakersfield-police-investigating-burglary-at-williams-elementary-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/488500\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakersfield police investigating burglary at Williams Elementary School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) &#8212; The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred in late September.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BPD is asking for the community&#8217;s assistance in identifying the suspect who allegedly forced entry into Williams Elementary School, located at 1201 Williams St in east Bakersfield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kget.com\/plus\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Watch 17 News, After Sunrise and more local news free on your smart TV. Click to learn more about KGET+\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Once inside, BPD said the suspect stole items from a locked C-train on the school&#8217;s property.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Photo courtesy of the Bakersfield Police Department\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"132\" height=\"88\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kget_bakersfield_articles_800\/1dd40e7b9b529e056f3342240fe87d27.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of the Bakersfield Police Department<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"142\" height=\"97\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kget_bakersfield_articles_800\/ba15d84b2b72cceca0162aebe43f4e5c.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BPD described the suspect as a bald, adult male with a medium build. Law enforcement said he was wearing a surgical mask, a blue sleeveless T-shirt, black basketball shorts with white trim, white socks and black shoes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone with information about the suspect or the burglary is urged to contact BPD&#8217;s Detective E. Hardin or the Bakersfield Police Department at 661-326-3919.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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